How to Get Your Kids Closer to Nature

Instilling a love of nature into your kids is of the utmost importance, as the more of today’s children that there are growing up feeling closer to the great outdoors, the greater chance there will be of there being a higher number of the adults of tomorrow respecting it and nurturing it. So, as you can see, getting your kids out and enjoying the beauty of the planet that they live on is far more of an important task than you ever thought it previously to be! To see how you would go about getting your kids to feel closer to the nature that surrounds them, check out the advice below.

Embrace nature wherever you may be

One reason why so many children may not be as close to nature as they can or should be is due to not experiencing nature as much as they might if opportunity allowed. This could be because a stereotypical view of spending time in nature involves trips to particularly rural areas, like forest and mountain trails, and this can be difficult to pack into a hectic schedule.

For this reason, you should stop thinking that the only way to get your children out and enjoying nature is to take them out walking in rural areas, and you should start trying to get them to embrace nature wherever you and them may be. Even if you and your kids live in a heavily populated city area, there are still ways for your children to enjoy the nature that surrounds them — you could do anything from identifying different birds together to planting something as simple as cress. This is not to say that it isn’t a good idea to take your children out to rural areas and natural parks from time to time, however!

Take them fishing

Kids love to get competitive, and you should tap into that competitiveness by taking them fishing or camping. By doing so and then challenging them to catch more fish than you, you will help them to make a connection between the natural world and having fun, and that’ll only ever cultivate within them a love for all that the outdoor world has to offer.

If you want your children to remember their camping trip and be able to re-experience their feelings about nature, then you could set up a series of hunting video cameras during your camping trip. Doing this will give your children the chance to look back on any particularly impressive catches that they made, and, more importantly, it’ll act as a constant reminder of the day out that they had enjoying nature at its finest.

By getting your kids closer to nature, it will be very beneficial for both you and them. You’ll help them to enjoy the simplest and best form of enjoyment that the world has to offer, and you’ll help the natural world because there will be more adults in the future that care about it.

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LaDonna Dennis is the founder and creator of Mom Blog Society. She wears many hats. She is a Homemaker*Blogger*Crafter*Reader*Pinner*Friend*Animal Lover* Former writer of Frost Illustrated and, Cancer...SURVIVOR! LaDonna is happily married to the love of her life, the mother of 3 grown children and "Grams" to 3 grandchildren. She adores animals and has four furbabies: Makia ( a German Shepherd, whose mission in life is to be her attached to her hip) and Hachie, (an OCD Alaskan Malamute, and Akia (An Alaskan Malamute) who is just sweet as can be. And Sassy, a four-month-old German Shepherd who has quickly stolen her heart and become the most precious fur baby of all times. Aside from the humans in her life, LaDonna's fur babies are her world.

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